Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
Balance and equilibrium are functions of the ________ nerve. -
Correct Answers ✅VIII Vestibucochlear
The external ear is separated from the middle ear by a disk-
shaped structure called the ________________________. -
Correct Answers ✅tympanic membrane
The _______ collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in
to the external auditory canal. - Correct Answers ✅auricle
(pinna)
A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous glands is
called? - Correct Answers ✅cerumen (ear wax)
How wide is the eustacian tube? - Correct Answers ✅1 mm
How long is the eustacian tube? - Correct Answers ✅35
mm
What is the function of the tympanic membrane? - Correct
Answers ✅It helps to conduct sound vibration.
What color is NORMAL for the tympanic membrane? -
Correct Answers ✅pearly grey
,Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
Approximately 80% of the tympanic membrane is composed
of all three layers and is called the ___________. - Correct
Answers ✅pars tensa
The remaining 20% of the tympanic membrane that lacks the
middle layer is called ? - Correct Answers ✅pars flaccida
The fibrous border that attaches the eardrum to the temporal
bone ? - Correct Answers ✅annulus
The bony labyrinth surrounds and protects the membranous
labyrinth, which is bathed in a fluid called ___________. -
Correct Answers ✅perilymph
What are the two functions of the ears? - Correct Answers
✅hearing
balance and equilirium
Helps to equalize pressure in the ear ? - Correct Answers
✅eustacian tube
A flaky scaliness on or behind the auricle usually indicates
_____________________ and can be present on the scalp and
,Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
facial structures as well - Correct Answers ✅seborrheic
dermatitis
The largest speculum that the ear canal can accommodate
____mm. - Correct Answers ✅5 mm
If the tympanic membrane cannot be visualized because of
cerumen, the cerumen may be removed how? - Correct
Answers ✅gently irrigate the canal with warm water
Name two tests used to assess a patient's hearing ability. -
Correct Answers ✅Weber and Rinne tests
This test for hearing uses bone conduction to test
lateralization of sound. What is it called? - Correct Answers
✅Weber test
This hearing test is done by shifting the stem of a vibrating
tuning fork between two positions: 2 inches from the opening
of the ear canal and against the mastoid bone. As the
position changes, the patient is asked to indicate which tone
is louder or when the tone is no longer available. What is it
called? - Correct Answers ✅Rinne test
, Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
Results of this test are used to determine whether the patient
has conductive hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss.
Which test? - Correct Answers ✅The Weber Test
Which type of conduction should be longer for sensiorneural
hearing loss? Air or Bone? - Correct Answers ✅air
conduction
Conductive hearing loss such as from otosclerosis or otitis
media, when performing the Weber test the sound lateralizes
toward the affected ear T/F? - Correct Answers ✅TRUE
Weber test just does ____ conduction. - Correct Answers
✅Bone
conductive hearing loss - Correct Answers ✅Audiometry
confirms a client's chronic progressive hearing loss. Further
investigation reveals ankylosis of the stapes in the oval
window, a condition that prevents sound transmission. This
type of hearing loss is called a:
Name three characteristics that are important when
evaluating hearing. - Correct Answers ✅frequency, pitch,
and intensity
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
Balance and equilibrium are functions of the ________ nerve. -
Correct Answers ✅VIII Vestibucochlear
The external ear is separated from the middle ear by a disk-
shaped structure called the ________________________. -
Correct Answers ✅tympanic membrane
The _______ collects the sound waves and directs vibrations in
to the external auditory canal. - Correct Answers ✅auricle
(pinna)
A brown, waxlike substance secreted by ceruminous glands is
called? - Correct Answers ✅cerumen (ear wax)
How wide is the eustacian tube? - Correct Answers ✅1 mm
How long is the eustacian tube? - Correct Answers ✅35
mm
What is the function of the tympanic membrane? - Correct
Answers ✅It helps to conduct sound vibration.
What color is NORMAL for the tympanic membrane? -
Correct Answers ✅pearly grey
,Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
Approximately 80% of the tympanic membrane is composed
of all three layers and is called the ___________. - Correct
Answers ✅pars tensa
The remaining 20% of the tympanic membrane that lacks the
middle layer is called ? - Correct Answers ✅pars flaccida
The fibrous border that attaches the eardrum to the temporal
bone ? - Correct Answers ✅annulus
The bony labyrinth surrounds and protects the membranous
labyrinth, which is bathed in a fluid called ___________. -
Correct Answers ✅perilymph
What are the two functions of the ears? - Correct Answers
✅hearing
balance and equilirium
Helps to equalize pressure in the ear ? - Correct Answers
✅eustacian tube
A flaky scaliness on or behind the auricle usually indicates
_____________________ and can be present on the scalp and
,Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
facial structures as well - Correct Answers ✅seborrheic
dermatitis
The largest speculum that the ear canal can accommodate
____mm. - Correct Answers ✅5 mm
If the tympanic membrane cannot be visualized because of
cerumen, the cerumen may be removed how? - Correct
Answers ✅gently irrigate the canal with warm water
Name two tests used to assess a patient's hearing ability. -
Correct Answers ✅Weber and Rinne tests
This test for hearing uses bone conduction to test
lateralization of sound. What is it called? - Correct Answers
✅Weber test
This hearing test is done by shifting the stem of a vibrating
tuning fork between two positions: 2 inches from the opening
of the ear canal and against the mastoid bone. As the
position changes, the patient is asked to indicate which tone
is louder or when the tone is no longer available. What is it
called? - Correct Answers ✅Rinne test
, Jersey College Medical-Surgical Nursing
Exam 1 Questions with Complete
Solutions (Latest 2025)
Results of this test are used to determine whether the patient
has conductive hearing loss or sensorineural hearing loss.
Which test? - Correct Answers ✅The Weber Test
Which type of conduction should be longer for sensiorneural
hearing loss? Air or Bone? - Correct Answers ✅air
conduction
Conductive hearing loss such as from otosclerosis or otitis
media, when performing the Weber test the sound lateralizes
toward the affected ear T/F? - Correct Answers ✅TRUE
Weber test just does ____ conduction. - Correct Answers
✅Bone
conductive hearing loss - Correct Answers ✅Audiometry
confirms a client's chronic progressive hearing loss. Further
investigation reveals ankylosis of the stapes in the oval
window, a condition that prevents sound transmission. This
type of hearing loss is called a:
Name three characteristics that are important when
evaluating hearing. - Correct Answers ✅frequency, pitch,
and intensity
